Update Galaxy S4 I9500 With Android 4.3 Official Firmware

Android 4.3 Official Firmware update is now available for the Galaxy S4 I9500 users. Now all the Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 user will update their phone with this new firmware. The new firmware is powered with lots of new feature which you will enjoy on your device after the update. To update your device go to your Device settings > About Phone >> Software Update or you will use the Samsung KIES application on your desktop to get the latest update on S4. If you have the rooted S4 then you have to apply this update with the ODIN flash tool. After the update you will lose the root access on your phone. Below is the step by step guide which helps you to update you phone with this latest firmware. Before following the guide do take the backup of phone.

After following the above mention steps follow the below mention guide one by one to update Galaxy S4. All the above mention steps are very important, so do follow all the steps and do exactly what is told.

Step 3. Turn off your phone and boot in download mode to start the firmware update process. To do this press and hold Home + Power + Volume down buttons. Press Volume Up button again to enter into Download Mode.

Galaxy S4 Download Mode

Step 4. Now your phone is in downland mode. Connect the phone to the computer with the Original USB cable and run the ODIN application on your desktop.

Step 5. Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin. Now Load the firmware files (extracted in Step 1) in Odin as instructed below:
– Add AP_I95008****************.tar.md5 to AP
– Add BL_I9500*****************.tar to BL
– Add MODEM_I9500**************.tar.md5 to CP
– Add CSC***********************.tar.md5 to CSC

Next, ensure that the check boxes “Auto Reboot”, “F. Reset Time” and “PDA” are the only check boxes checked and the rest are not. And Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked on the ODIN application.

Step 6. Double check the above two steps carefully. After that hit the Start Button, sit back and wait a few minutes.

Step 7. Once the updates process is finished on your phone you will see the PASS message on your ODIN application screen and your device will reboot, disconnect your Galaxy S4 from PC.

Now you Galaxy S4 is updated with the latest Android 4.3 Official Firmware. In case at the time of restart your device stuck on Android loop or stuck on Android boot screen, then follow this guide to come out of Android loop.